Hugo Chavez is the fifty-third president of Venezuela, and is currently one of the most controversial figures in Southern America. he was born on July, 28th, 1954. He founded the organization that promoted democratic socialism, which he refers to as “21st Century Socialism. His past experiences have included the military, a coup ditat, a short stint in jail, and eventually his candidacy for president. He notes some of his idols as Simon Bolivar and Fidel Castro.
Chavez earned his engineering degree from the Military Academy of Venezuela and was a member of the army for seventeen years.
It was during this time that he began to lecture heavily, and he constantly criticized the Venezuelan government. He then began his graduate studies at Simon Bolivar University, but he never completed this schooling.
During February of 1992 he organized a coup detat that attempted to overthrow the government led by President Carlos Andres Perez. He criticized the violent killing of rioters in what was called El Caracazo which occurred in 1989, along with other issues.
Hugo Chavez is the fifty-third president of Venezuela, and is currently one of the most controversial figures in Southern America. he was born on July, 28th, 1954. He founded the organization that promoted democratic socialism, which he refers to as “21st Century Socialism. His past experiences have included the military, a coup ditat, a short stint in jail, and eventually his candidacy for president. He notes some of his idols as Simon Bolivar and Fidel Castro.
Chavez earned his engineering degree from the Military Academy of Venezuela and was a member of the army for seventeen years.
It was during this time that he began to lecture heavily, and he constantly criticized the Venezuelan government. He then began his graduate studies at Simon Bolivar University, but he never completed this schooling.
During February of 1992 he organized a coup detat that attempted to overthrow the government led by President Carlos Andres Perez. He criticized the violent killing of rioters in what was called El Caracazo which occurred in 1989, along with other issues.